John Robertson (American football)

John Robertson
New York Giants
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	March 30, 1993; Paramus, New Jersey
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	221 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	Paramus (NJ)
College:	Villanova
Career highlights and awards
	2012 Jerry Rice Award; 2012 CAA Offensive Rookie of the Year; 2012 All-CAA Third Team; 2013 All-CAA Second Team; 2014 Walter Payton Award; 2014 CAA Offensive Player of the Year; 2014 All-CAA First Team;

John Robertson (born March 30, 1993) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent.

Robertson was selected as the 2012 winner of the Jerry Rice Award as the top freshman in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).[1]

He finished 9th in the 2013 Walter Payton Award voting.[2]

Robertson was selected as the 2014 winner of the Walter Payton Award.[3] During the 2014 season, Robertson threw for 2,846 yards and 35 touchdowns. He also ran for 1,078 yards and 11 touchdowns. He suffered a concussion late in the season and chose to sit out the FCS playoff quarterfinal. Early in the 2015 season, Robertson suffered a torn PCL in his right knee.

Born and raised in Paramus, New Jersey, Robertson played high school football at Paramus High School.[4] Robertson has a master’s degree in business administration.

College statistics

Year	Team	Attempts	Completions	Completion %	Yards	TDs	INT	Rushes	Yards	TDs
2011	Villanova	0	0	0%	0	0	0	1	1	0
2012	Villanova	253	152	60.1%	1965	14	7	189	1021	14
2013	Villanova	247	169	68.4%	1957	13	7	217	1405	20
2014	Villanova	301	197	65.4%	2846	35	3	227	1078	11
2015	Villanova	74	43	58.1%	522	3	1	50	138	3
Totals		875	561	64.1%	7300	65	18	684	3643	48

References

http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/2012rice_Robertson_3xxx.htm Archived September 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/2013payton_votesXXX.htm Archived November 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/news/news.aspx?id=786211 Archived December 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
Mills, Ed. "College football: Honors aplenty for Paramus native John Robertson", The Record (Bergen County), December 18, 2014. Accessed December 21, 2014. "The honors just keep pouring in for John Robertson. And the former Paramus High School standout certainly has earned them with exceptional double-duty displays of skill and hard work."

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[1] ttp://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/2012rice_Robertson_3xxx.htm Archived September 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

[2] ttp://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/misc/2013payton_votesXXX.htm Archived November 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[3] ttp://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/news/news.aspx?id=786211 Archived December 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[4] Mills, Ed. "College football: Honors aplenty for Paramus native John Robertson", The Record (Bergen County), December 18, 2014. Accessed December 21, 2014. "The honors just keep pouring in for John Robertson. And the former Paramus High School standout certainly has earned them with exceptional double-duty displays of skill and hard work."